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Associated Builders & Contractors’ Ambassadors act as the goodwill, public relations arm of ABC by reaching out to existing members to encourage participation at ABC events, support the organization by educating businesses on member benefits, give feedback to staff on the needs of members and assist at various events. We appreciate our ambassadors and the companies they work for!

Brian Strong is the fleet and commercial sales manager at Garber Chevy in Midland and has been employed there since 2005
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Associated Builders & Contractors’ Ambassadors act as the goodwill, public relations arm of ABC by reaching out to existing members to encourage participation at ABC events, support the organization by educating businesses on member benefits, give feedback to staff on the needs of members and assist at various events. We appreciate our ambassadors and the companies they work for!

Meleah Retzloff was raised in Pinconning and currently resides in Midland with her husband, Jeff, and two children Morgan and Kyle. She is a graduate of Northwood University and has been employed at 1st State Bank as its office manager in Midland since October 2017.
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Associated Builders & Contractors’ Ambassadors act as the goodwill, public relations arm of ABC by reaching out to existing members to encourage participation at ABC events, support the organization by educating businesses on member benefits, give feedback to staff on the needs of members and assist at various events. We appreciate our ambassadors and the company’s they work for!
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The evening kicked off with a rousing keynote speech by Michigan Lieutenant Governor candidate Lisa Postumous Lyons! Mrs Lyons who had recently lost her family home to a fire reminded the audience about the importance of elections and staying engaged and her presence was a great example of that! Read the rest of entry »

LANSING, MI – Today, the Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan Political Action Committee endorsed Attorney General Bill Schuette in the 2018 election for Governor of the State of Michigan.
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Most of the results are in from yesterday’s primary election and the merit shop was a winner! Overall, ABC-endorsed state legislative candidates won 90% of their races, with only one known anti-merit shop candidate (UP State Senate Candidate Ed McBroom) winning.
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Davenport University and the Greater Michigan Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC-GMC) have recently partnered to provide professional development opportunities and enhanced pathways to education for ABC-GMC members, their dependents, and students of ABC-GMC’s Greater Michigan Construction Academy. Read the rest of entry »

ABC Greater Michigan Chapter held its annual award presentation event on Thursday, September 7th at the H Hotel, downtown Midland. The chapter was proud to announce the member companies that won the 2017 Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) Awards. STEP recognizes ABC member companies who consistently excel in the field of safety, but more importantly it provides an evaluation tool to help identify areas to improve a company’s safety program.Read the rest of entry »